Founded by the Romans and located on the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago, Pamplona is now a modern and welcoming city with a wide range of activities that include walking around century-old walls and cobbled streets; resting in parks and terraces; trying its delicious tapas (or pinchos as they're known locally); visiting historical monuments; attending great shows or watching traditional sports such as Basque pelota.

Furthermore, its central location makes it the perfect place from which to discover the region's diversity at your leisure. We present you with the main locations for leisure and culture in the capital of Navarre, as well as the best of its history.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY . The mark of Rome: 75 B.C. The Roman general Pompey established his camp on high ground where the cathedral stands today and where an old Basque people already existed. He founded the city and gave it the name of Pompaelo. Pamplona later fell into the hands of the Visigoths and the Muslims. . Capital of a Kingdom and the cons ... [+ info]